Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Fallon, Nevada, giving 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 24 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 46m | −2m 24s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 44m | −2m 22s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 41m | −2m 21s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 39m | −2m 21s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 37m | −2m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 34m | −2m 19s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 32m | −2m 17s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Fallon.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Fallon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs | 24 mi W | 1 minute 42 seconds later | ||
| Fernley | 27 mi WNW | 2 minutes 5 seconds later | ||
| Dayton | 47 mi WSW | 2 minutes 56 seconds later | ||
| Spanish Springs | 51 mi WNW | 3 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Sparks | 52 mi W | 3 minutes 59 seconds later | ||
| Sun Valley | 54 mi W | 4 minutes 10 seconds later | ||
| Reno | 55 mi W | 4 minutes 14 seconds later | ||
| Carson City | 57 mi WSW | 3 minutes 32 seconds later | ||
| Lemmon Valley | 58 mi WNW | 4 minutes 30 seconds later | ||
| Johnson Lane | 58 mi WSW | 3 minutes 11 seconds later |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Fallon, Nevada today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:16 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:02 PM.
Fallon gets 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 24 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Fallon runs from 5:25 PM to 6:19 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Fallon is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 58 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 23 minutes.
Fallon uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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